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Wis. Gov. Scott Walker writing a book

Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has said he isn't ruling out running for president in 2016 -- so naturally, he has a book in the works. National Review Online reported Walker, a Republican who survived a recall

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Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker has said he isn't ruling out running for president in 2016 — so naturally, he has a book in the works.

Walker, a Republican who survived a recall attempt last year, is working with former Bush speechwriter Marc Thiessen to tell his story in Unintimidated: A Governor's Story and a Nation's Challenge.

The book will be published this fall by Sentinel, an imprint of Penguin Books, which issued a statement Tuesday. National Review Online was first to report the Walker book.

Walker won raves within the GOP for beating back the recall effort, led by Democrats and their union allies over his push to curb collective bargaining rights for public sector employees. The measure was part of Walker's efforts to overhaul the state's budget.

"This book tells the dramatic story of how one brave leader drove real change in his state, and what the rest of the country can learn from him," said Adrian Zackheim, Sentinel's president and publisher. "It's not just a memoir — it's a call to action."

There are lots of politicians who write books that coincidentally come out before a presidential campaign. Republican Mitt Romney, for example, came out with No Apology in 2010, which shared his views on economic and political issues. Democrat John Edwards introduced himself to a wider audience outside of North Carolina with his 2003 book, Four Trials, that explored cases from his career as a trial lawyer.

While Walker hasn't made a decision about his political future, some of his supporters think it should be focused on the White House. They have launched a Facebook page dedicated to Scott Walker for President.